Stop FEMA Now: Social media, activism and the sacrificed citizen
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.07.004
Abstract: Abstract In an era of late capitalism and climate crisis, an expanding, heterogeneous network of people find themselves precariously positioned at the edge of disaster. This paper explores how Stop FEMA Now, a coalition of… read more here.
Keywords: social media; fema social; stop fema; media activism ... See more keywords
#SayHerName: a case study of intersectional social media activism
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DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2017.1334934
Abstract: ABSTRACT Social media activism presents sociologists with the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how groups form and sustain collective identities around political issues throughout the course of a social movement. This paper contributes… read more here.
Keywords: social media; sayhername case; media activism; women victims ... See more keywords
Up for debate: remediating feminist media activism in Canada
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DOI: 10.1080/10304312.2018.1404673
Abstract: Abstract This analysis examines activists’ remediation of a feminist media event, the 1984 televised leadership debate on women’s issues, during the 2015 Canadian federal election. Activists framed the 1984 event in campaign materials in commemorative… read more here.
Keywords: remediating feminist; feminist media; activism canada; media activism ... See more keywords
The mark of criminality: Rhetoric, race, and gangsta rap in the war-on-crime era
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DOI: 10.1080/15295036.2018.1460484
Abstract: in democratic communication and technologies for social change today. Taken together, the studies inform us about how media activism flourishes, how it becomes constrained, and how activists find newways to ensure voice and participation. Spanning… read more here.
Keywords: mark criminality; rhetoric race; criminality rhetoric; media activism ... See more keywords